WASHINGTON – Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Plano, has three Republican primary challengers, including one running against him for a fourth time.

In 2012, Harry Pierce, a retired airline pilot, ran a distant second in a three-way primary, garnering 12 percent of the vote to Johnson’s 83 percent. Pierce received just 22 votes in the 2010 general election as a third-party candidate. In 2008, he lost a three-way primary with 8 percent to Johnson’s 87 percent.

Josh Loveless, a network engineer, and Cami Dean are both seeking office for the first time.

None of the three have reported any donations. By the end of September, Johnson raised $342,291.

An Air Force veteran who spent seven years as a Vietnamese prisoner of war, Johnson won the seat in 1991.

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